Acquisitions
Business Case
- Each acquisition has its own unique information challenges.
- The depth of information provided by the
target acquisition was insufficient for assessing performance
trends.
- Effective due diligence required the efficient assembly of reliable information that was instrumental to the decision process.
Actions Taken
- Forensic portfolio analytics were developed to validate historical performance. These analytics enabled the discovery of numeric anomalies, which suggested portfolio segments were auto-decisioned or restructured.
- Information that was not available was reverse engineered from the facts that were provided.
Business Results
- Reverse engineering approach provided insight regarding areas to explore, clarity regarding value, risk drivers and validated the information that was provided.
- Assembled analysis provides more information regarding the target than the target may have about itself.